diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/qa14.qa.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/qa14.qa.fedoraproject.org
index 4c138ba2d8..d1439a7768 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/qa14.qa.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/qa14.qa.fedoraproject.org
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ nrpe_procs_warn: 900
 nrpe_procs_crit: 1000
 eth0_ip: 10.5.131.22
 gw: 10.5.131.254
+# this is a powerful machine, can handle more openQA workers
+openqa_workers: 10